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01 December 2018
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11-21 February 201957th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD57) on “Addressing inequalities and challenges to…
05 October 2018
Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been annually observed on 3 December around the world. The theme for this year’s IDPD is “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and…
25 September 2018
According to the World Federation of the Deaf, there are approximately 72 million deaf people worldwide. More than 80% of them live in developing countries. Collectively, they use more than 300 different sign languages.
Sign languages are fully…
21 September 2018
Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, the new President of the General Assembly at the first meeting commencing the 73rd session of the General Assembly on 18 September, committed herself and her good office to “making the United…
17 September 2018
The eleventh session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 12 to 14 June 2018.
Six meetings were held at the eleventh session of the…
18 June 2018
Cementing and protecting the rights of around 1.5 billion people around the world in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a “moral imperative” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday…
10 April 2018
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. It came into force on 3 May 2008 upon the 20th ratification. Article 40 of the Convention stipulates…
09 April 2018
The fifty-sixth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD56) was held on 10 February 2017 and from 29 January to 7 February 2018, with the priority theme of “Strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for all…
25 March 2018
2018 World Autism Awareness Day observance on"Empowering Women and Girls with Autism"
Thursday, 5 April 2018
Economic and Social Council Chamber, United Nations Headquarters
The 2018 World Autism Awareness Day observance at United Nations…
22 March 2018
This year’s celebration was under the theme “What I bring to the Workplace” – Enabling all people with Down syndrome to contribute and live valued working lives, to be fully included in the community.
Click here for remarks given by H.E. Dr. Toshiya…
11 March 2018
The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 12 March to 23 March 2018. The priority theme for CSW62 is challenges and opportunities in achieving gender…
07 March 2018
Mr. Javed Abidi, a globally known disability rights activist passed away on 4 March 2018 in his hometown New Delhi. He was 53. Mr. Abidi was the Director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and also the…